Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Kawarai

Hiroyuki Kawarai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240035579
    Abstract: A valve device includes a housing and a cylindrical valve body. The housing defines: an inflow port; a first outflow port and a second outflow port which are opened apart in a circumferential direction and respectively have first and second opening widths; and an accommodation chamber. The valve body is arranged in the accommodation chamber to open and close the first and second outflow ports and includes: an internal passage; a first outflow communication port which expands in one direction in the circumferential direction continuously with a region facing the first outflow port, and has an opening width larger than the first opening width; and a second outflow communication port which expands in the other direction in the circumferential direction continuously with a region facing the second outflow port, and has an opening width larger than the second opening width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: MIKUNI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KAWARAI, Yasuhiro Tochigi, Toshiaki Fujitani
  • Patent number: 11378195
    Abstract: A reed valve 1 includes: a valve body 4; a valve seat 6 having a valve hole 3 for passage of a fluid J; a casing 8 accommodating the valve body 4; and a reed 10 including an arm part 18 having a first end portion 22 connected to the casing 8, and a valve body support part 20 connected to a second end portion 24 of the arm part 18 and supporting the valve body 4 so that the valve hole 3 can be opened and closed. When a first direction D1 is a flow direction of the fluid J in the valve hole 3, and a first surface 21 is a surface facing downstream in the first direction D1 among an inner surface of the casing 8, the first surface 21 includes a recess 27 facing the arm part 18.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MIKUNI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Karino, Toshiaki Fujitani, Hiroyuki Kawarai, Mitsukuni Oyama
  • Publication number: 20210310572
    Abstract: A reed valve 1 includes: a valve body 4; a valve seat 6 having a valve hole 3 for passage of a fluid J; a casing 8 accommodating the valve body 4; and a reed 10 including an arm part 18 having a first end portion 22 connected to the casing 8, and a valve body support part 20 connected to a second end portion 24 of the arm part 18 and supporting the valve body 4 so that the valve hole 3 can be opened and closed. When a first direction D1 is a flow direction of the fluid J in the valve hole 3, and a first surface 21 is a surface facing downstream in the first direction D1 among an inner surface of the casing 8, the first surface 21 includes a recess 27 facing the arm part 18.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Shingo KARINO, Toshiaki FUJITANI, Hiroyuki KAWARAI, Mitsukuni OYAMA
  • Patent number: 7891331
    Abstract: A synthetic resin tube structure including a first synthetic-resin member which includes a flange having a plurality of bores formed therein, and a plurality of first divided pipes formed integrally with the flange; and a second synthetic-resin member which includes a plurality of second divided pipes, and a connector to connect the plurality of second divided pipes to each other. In the synthetic resin tube structure, the plurality of first and second divided pipes are subjected to vibration welding to form a plurality of pipes respectively having therein passages which communicate with the respective corresponding bores, and the vibration welding is performed while a direction, in which the plurality of first and second divided pipes are vibrated, is inclined at an angle ? with respect to a reference plane in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of each of the bores formed in the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Mikuni Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kawarai
  • Publication number: 20100071651
    Abstract: A synthetic resin tube structure including a first synthetic-resin member which includes a flange having a plurality of bores formed therein, and a plurality of first divided pipes formed integrally with the flange; and a second synthetic-resin member which includes a plurality of second divided pipes, and a connector to connect the plurality of second divided pipes to each other. In the synthetic resin tube structure, the plurality of first and second divided pipes are subjected to vibration welding to form a plurality of pipes respectively having therein passages which communicate with the respective corresponding bores, and the vibration welding is performed while a direction, in which the plurality of first and second divided pipes are vibrated, is inclined at an angle ? with respect to a reference plane in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of each of the bores formed in the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: MIKUNI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kawarai
  • Patent number: 7249582
    Abstract: The present invention provides an intake apparatus which ensures the collision safety by having sufficient clearance margin to the engine hood by utilizing the space around the intake manifold which is not conventionally utilized, while achieving cost reduction by reduction in parts count and assembling time. The third member 14 covers the first member 10 in which the first room 24 is formed and the second member 12 in which the second room 38 is formed. The third room 54 which is formed in the third member 14 connects the first room 24 and the second room 38. With this structure, the second room 38 can be disposed adjacent to the first room 24 at almost the same height. Consequently, the height of the intake apparatus can be lowered, and the clearance between the intake apparatus and the engine hood can be enlarged. In addition, the intake air amount can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Mikuni Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawarai, Kazuyori Kito
  • Publication number: 20070113815
    Abstract: The present invention provides an intake apparatus which ensures the collision safety by having sufficient clearance margin to the engine hood by utilizing the space around the intake manifold which is not conventionally utilized, while achieving cost reduction by reduction in parts count and assembling time. The third member 14 covers the first member 10 in which the first room 24 is formed and the second member 12 in which the second room 38 is formed. The third room 54 which is formed in the third member 14 connects the first room 24 and the second room 38. With this structure, the second room 38 can be disposed adjacent to the first room 24 at almost the same height. Consequently, the height of the intake apparatus can be lowered, and the clearance between the intake apparatus and the engine hood can be enlarged. In addition, the intake air amount can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawarai, Kazuyori Kito